Denmark’s Defence Intelligence Service (FE) has reported a series of aggressive manoeuvres by Russian naval forces in the Danish straits, the narrow sea passages linking the Baltic Sea to the North Sea.
The agency warned that the incidents, involving aimed weapons, radar tracking, and navigation interference, pose a serious risk of unintended escalation in an already tense region.
According to the FE’s findings released on Friday, Russian warships have repeatedly sailed on near-collision courses with Danish naval vessels and directed weapons at both ships and air force helicopters during their passage through the straits.
The intelligence service described these actions as deliberate provocations that reflect Moscow’s increasingly assertive behaviour in northern European waters.
Thomas Ahrenkiel, head of the Danish Defence Intelligence Service, told reporters that Danish naval and air force units had been targeted several times by Russian tracking radars and weapons systems. He added that the Russian navy had shown “aggressive
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